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The world hates waiting. We feel it in traffic jams, in waiting rooms, in the long line at busy restaurants when we’re hungry and tired. We feel it when the weather refuses to cooperate with our plans, or when our latest diet or workout program isn’t delivering...

I’ve found it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ for something going sideways on a family trip. Even for journeys that we’ve made many times, inevitably something doesn’t go according to plan. Car trouble, physical ailments, relational conflict, or problematic...

Recently, the Lord has been asking me to hand some new parts of my life over to Him. This might sound like an obvious necessity of the Christian walk—to surrender to the Lord all that keeps us from Him in thought, word, or deed. However, in my current situation, the...

Yesterday in the United States, we celebrated Thanksgiving—a day set aside for gathering with family and friends to enjoy each other and reflect on all we have with gratitude. While it is wonderful that our culture sets aside a day to communally give thanks, as...

Very Dear Friends of Renewal Ministries, The years are going fast, aren’t they? As I look back at all that has transpired this past year, I’m amazed at how much the Lord has accomplished with our humble team. At our bi-weekly Bible studies, there are now sometimes as...

I came across a quote that reads, “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be; but still, by the grace of God, I am not what I used to be.” It was the following day in prayer that this line struck me. I was grappling with my struggle to follow through...